44 Fall Sick With Diarrhoea After Consuming Stale Food

According to Guntur district medical and health officer Dr Vijaya Lakshmi, a prayer was held in a church in the village on May 13, and food comprising chicken biryani and chicken curry and other items were served to the people. However, as there was a delay in the completion of the prayer meeting, several villages went away without taking food.

On May 14, the leftover food was served to the villagers in the afternoon, and by the night, those who consumed such food developed diarrhoea and other health issues.

The health authorities immediately rushed to the village and shifted four affected persons to the district hospital at Tenali for medical treatment, while those who were having mild symptoms were given treatment and sent home. However, a medical camp is set up on the church premises, and 10 persons are being given medical treatment, and IV fluids are also being given to them.

The DMHO said, “We are providing treatment to all the villagers who fell sick after consuming stale food, and their health condition is stable.” Meanwhile, minister for health Satya Kumar Yadav inquired about the development and directed the authorities to provide all requisite healthcare support to the affected villagers.

Meanwhile, health director Dr K. Padmavathi informed the minister that the cases were found to be acute diarrhoea disease, and a 24x7 medical camp was set up in the village, and samples of water and stools were being collected for analysis at the lab.